DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 Atkins_VA 2558ft pt29724@36.958,-81.342,2720ft SPONSORED BY: Randy Newberry BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.5 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4645 - - 260 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5509 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7203 - - 2818 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3513 - - 7559 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 394 - - 115 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 137 - - 132 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 436 - - -4046 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6767 - - 6865 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -746 - - -4859 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7949 - - 7677 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 450 - - 310 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.2 - - 59.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.7 - - 78.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.0 - - 58.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 164 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4645 - - 260 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 17 - - 63 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98640 23 113 21 105 98640 91184 18 096 18 092 91184 85480 16 096 15 088 85480 80757 20 088 11 112 80757 76682 24 078 14 099 76682 73075 18 063 16 077 73075 69820 14 057 15 065 69820 66851 11 041 14 049 66851 64112 10 041 14 027 64112 61461 17 024 17 019 61461 58699 27 011 21 357 58699 55848 31 355 27 352 55848 53135 31 334 34 340 53135 50693 32 316 39 327 50693 48524 35 305 38 302 48524 46576 32 299 27 296 46576 44796 28 327 21 315 44796 43148 31 331 23 313 43148 41603 35 310 22 303 41603 40142 36 309 23 303 40142 38757 36 321 23 304 38757 37413 34 338 22 304 37413 36046 28 346 22 302 36046 34627 24 308 22 299 34627 33163 29 288 24 295 33163 31641 28 297 26 294 31641 30051 20 305 28 293 30051 28396 9 291 26 284 28396 26676 2 190 22 275 26676 24896 6 128 9 247 24896 23061 7 119 6 193 23061 21162 9 130 9 163 21162 19190 10 146 13 159 19190 17186 8 153 9 172 17186 15262 2 146 2 192 15262 13515 6 026 3 168 13515 11965 4 069 4 180 11965 10585 4 116 5 170 10585 9351 4 122 6 160 9351 8248 6 134 7 150 8248 7265 7*138 9 141 7265 6392 8*138 9 140 6392 5615 8 138 10 138 5615 4914 8 137 10 137 4914 4291 8 137 10 135 4291 3767 8 137 10 134 3767 3364 8 136 9 134 3364 3085 7 135 9 133 3085 2915 7 136 8*133 2915 2818 5 136 6*132 2818 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography